something new

Well... I haven't posted for a while and I know how I get frustrated when my friends haven't made any new posts so viola! Recently, no new changes have come across our path. We are both continuing on in school; the end of the semester is only a few weeks away! Robert will probably be at ASU next semester and I will be graduating from ASU in December! Robert is working hard at the credit union and may have the opportunity to receive a new position (but we won't jinx that yet). We are looking into moving into either a condo, townhome, or house... something in which to build equity. We may wait until this semester is over so as to save ourselves the stress of school, work, AND moving. I am now three months pregnant and feeling relatively great (but everyone knows I always find something to complain about). The only difficulty thusfar with pregnancy is NOT being ablt to fit in any of my clothes. Looks like it is time for Robert to invest in a maternity wardrobe...

cow

Robert and I had the pleasure of spending the day at the Pinal County fair... Overly exciting. My cousin Kristen was showing her cow at the auction. Other than the fact that we were in the middle of NOWHERE with not much to do, it wasn't that bad. Since my family arrived a few hours early - Kristen was number 257-, my mom and I took off to look around. We covered the fair grounds in less than 10 minutes. Not too much to see. We had lunch, nachos and an icee for me, before heading back to the auction area. A little later, Robert and I took off with the intent of riding the ferris wheel. We never actually made it there, but we did see the rabbits, goats, and a goose. There was still an hour to go when we returned. My mom and I snuck up close to watch the auctioning; the auctioneer was amazing! There were some beautiful steers and swine, but most were going for low prices. A few minutes before Kristen was up, her cow got away while she was trying to untie him. Apparently, the cow took off for the parking lot and my cousin and aunt had to tackle him to get him to come back! My cousin's turn finally came around 5:30... She only got $1.25 per lb. The top steer went for around $6 per lb. She raised enough to pay off the food debt for the cow. Meh. What an exciting day.

utah

Robert and I were fortunate enough to go to Utah this past weekend. We left Friday morning, stayed at Seth & Joyelle's, visited family & friends, and came home Monday evening. The drive up was fairly uneventful; at least until we got to Provo. Utah has insane drivers! We nearly got killed when a car decided to merge on top of us without signaling. Friday night was spent catching up with Seth and Joyelle... and making Little Seth smile. He is such a happy baby! ... Well, until he gets hungry. Then he makes all sorts of funny noises. Saturday morning we did a session in the Provo temple. New temples are always a fun experience, but sometimes they can be confusing. After our session, we drove to South Ogden to visit my friends Lorraine & Daiane. Lo & Dai are both Brasilian; Dai married an American and moved to Utah while Lo still lives in Brasil. I haven't seen Lo in about 5 or 6 years, so I insisted on this visit! We went out to Applebee's and then to this awesome place called Fat Cats. Fat Cats has indoor rock climbing, surfing, sky diving, as well as bowling, glow golf, and an arcade. We watched the indoor sky diving for a while; CRAZY!!! We played a game of glow golf; some of us were better than others. :) We spent the remainder of the evening at Dai's house recalling old memories and talking about Brasil. We got to sleep in Sunday morning. Robert went to choir practice with Seth and Joyelle while I stayed home and watched Little Seth. Luckily, everyone came home when he started to get fussy. I was a little distracted at church; what with the over-active children and the little boy on a leash (he would pull as far as he could and fall over). I saw an old friend from high school, Ruth. We only stayed for sacrament because I was feeling poorly. The rest of the day was spent talking with Seth and Joyelle. Robert had fun bring up old memories with Seth about their childhood. Joyelle and I just laughed at how silly the Roots were as children. The ride home Monday was also uneventful. We visited with family once we made it into town. As fun as it was to be visitng in Utah, it as nice to come home to our house and sleep in our bed. Thanks Seth and Joyelle for your hospitality!

more flowers :)

So, as I was feeling sick and gross there was a knock at the door. I hadn't invited anyone over, so I was a little weirded out. When I opened the door, there was one of my visiting teachers with a bouquet of flowers! Now I have a nice addition to the roses from Robert. I feel special. :)

just because...

My husband surprised me tonight with a dozen roses. No reason; just because he loves me. I give him such a hard time sometimes and then he turns around and does this. I married the right one. :)

tag...

Do not tag me. Please. I am not on Blog Spot to play "tag". If you leave comments on one of my posts, that is awesome! If you tag me, I will just delete it. If you want to "tag" or "poke" me, do so at my facebook account. Bloggers are for sharing life events and photos with family and friends, not for annoying people. Sorry if this sounds harsh, but it is just a little peeve of mine. I love you all and enjoy reading your posts.... except for Seth.... since I can no longer access yours. I feel loved :(

sweetheart dance

Our ward (and maybe a couple of others included) had a Valentine's dance. It was such a blast. I was hesitant to go at first... I have an abnormal fear of being around people I don't know (I know, this is Leigh talking....), especially people who are in my ward. After finding our friends Josh & Aimee, I felt a little more comfortable. Within being there for an hour, I was on the dance floor acting crazy with Aimee and old friend Kim (Johnson) Higham! Throughout the night, the DJ would read off when or where people first met and if the wife knew she was being talked about, she won a prize. Aimee made off with a cute bear mid-way through the dance. There was a hula hoop contest, a twist contest, and a limbo contest. I won the latter, winning a pretty flowering plant (that I killed within 12 hours). Later on, our other friends Amy and Cory met up with us and joined in the fun!

and it begins...

I am greatful for the start of a new year; I am especially greatful for the start of a new semester. I know it sounds crazy... liking school... but this semester is going to be fun! I am finished with required classes and am now working on upper-division credits for my degree! All geography courses here. Some of the courses were intimidating at the beginning, but have turned out to be my favorites. Robert has been keeping up with his courses and seems to enjoy them. Luckily, his classes are all online. This means that he comes home after work instead of spending the evening at school. I am happy with this! One of the classes that he is taking is Biology. On Monday, Robert and I worked on his first lab together; we observed small creatures. We bought crickets and earthworms for the experiment, exposing them to hot and freezing temperatures. I honestly have to say, I enjoyed playing with the worms and was sad to see them go. This was the closest we ever have gotten or ever will get to having a pet.

winter wedding

I have been busy recently playing the part of wedding planner for my best friend Jodi. Her husband, Matt, sprang the engagement on her and gave her two and a half months to plan (he is in the Marines and training in Florida). The wedding went smoothly; probably more so than was expected by me or Jodi. We faced a lot of difficulty in the planning with vendors, but everything turned out great! Two days after they were married (here in Arizona), Matt whisked Jodi off to Florida to live. It was hard planning a wedding and then immediately saying goodbye, but webcams and cell phones make the distance easier.

end of the year

YAY! It is official; the semester is OVER for me! Robert has two more classes to go. On Friday, we tripled with two other couples and went to the ASU Institute Winter Ball. It was a blast! We had the couples, Kristi & Paul and Rusty & Fabriza, over for dinner. I whipped out some herbed chicken and alfredo pasta; I have mad cooking skills now that I am married... ha ha... After dinner, we headed off for the dance. It was fun being able to see a lot of friends in a great setting. We stayed at the dance for nearly two hours before returning to our apartment for ice cream. All in all, it was a great night.